Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 3812, Charles Frost, Mass

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Mass
Frost, Charles
R. 3812
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Revolutionary Claim of Charles Frosh Maine
Woburn Jan 26/53 Hasler

Power of Attorney.
State of Maine.
Co. of Cumberland } S.S. Dec 21 st A.D. 1852.
Be it known That before me a justice of the Peace Notary Public in and for said County, duly authorized by law to administer oaths personally appeared Charles Frost a resident of Westbrook in said County & State, who being first duly sworn according to law states that he is a son of Charles Frost a revolutionary soldier late of Westbrook deceased, that he believes that the United States are still indebted under the existing laws for the pension due under the application heretofore made by his father about 1835, that he is directly interested as one of the children of said soldier Charles Frost, in the pension for which application was heretofore made as aforesaid, that he and constitute and appoint F. E. Hassler of Washington D. C. his true and lawful attorney with irrevocable power, to examine into, investigate or estab- lish the said claim for a pension for the services rendered in the revolution as will appear in his original claim presented by him and do all acts necessary thereto. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21 st day of Dec. 1852. Charles Frost Signed, sealed, & acknowledged & sworn to before me, on the 21 st of Dec 1852.
Asi Waterhouse Justice of the Peace & Notary Public.

28.1.02 Charles Frost's Ap- plication for a pension

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
MAINE DISTRICT SS.
AT a Special District Court of the United States begun and holden at Portland, within and for said District, on the twelfth day of September A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty- three
On this twelfth day of September aforesaid, personally appeared in open Court before said District Judge Charles Frost a resident of Westbrook in the county of Cumberland in said Maine District, aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June 7th, 1832. That he was born at Falmouth , now Westbrook , in the County of Cumberland and State of Maine and, as he has always understood, on the sixth day of July A.D. seventeen hundred and fifty five ; that he enlisted at said Falmouth , in the spring or early part of the summer (the day and month he cannot state), of the year seventeen hundred and seventy five , in the company of volunteers, commanded by Captain John Brackett , as a corporal , to serve in the Army for the term of eight months ; that sometime in the month of July of that year, & he thinks on the fourth day of the month, he marched with said company from said Falmouth to Cambridge , in the State of Massachusetts ; that at Cambridge the company to which he belonged was attached to Col. Edmund Phinney's Regiment of General Heath's Brigade and General Putnam's Division - James Johnson was Lieutenant and Jesse Partridge was Ensign of Capt. Brackett's company; that he was in no battle; that he remained in Cambridge till about the 10th of October of the same year, when he returned to Falmouth , on a furlough of 20 days , where he remained till said company returned, his furlough having been extended by the Colonel, upon the certificate of a Surgeon of his inability to do duty on account of sickness; that at Falmouth he again joined said company; that he was mustered, paid and discharged with the rest of the company sometime in December A.D. 1775 or January 1776 , that it was eight months from the time he enlisted till he was discharged; that he has no recollection of having a written discharge; that he has no documents by which he can prove his enlistment, time of service, or discharge.
he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on any pension roll of any agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the agency in the State of Maine -
Charles Frost
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid. Before
Asher Ware
U. S. Judge for the District of Maine

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatives prescribed by the War Department) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states
I, John Nufsey Clerk of the District Court of the United States for Maine District, do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Charles Frost for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twelfth day of September A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirty- three
John Nufsey { Clerk of the U. States District Court for Maine District.

Maine Rev. Act 7 June 1832 Chs Frost
Rejected
Letter to Mrs L. Megquier Portland
22 nd Nov. 1833
3812

3872
P. O.
Charles Frost
Service: _____
Enlisted: _____, 18
Discharged: _____, 18
Application filed: _____, 18
Alleges: _____ _____ _____
Re-enlisted: _____ _____
Attorney: _____
P. O. _____ _____
_____ Recognized. _____ Contract.
_____ Cert. of Dis. Searched for _____, 18

John Noble Deposition

I the Subscriber John Webb am Seventy nine years old I enlisted into the army May one thousand seven hundred and sixty five under Col John Brackett Lieutenant James Johnson Ensign Jesse Partridge Col Colonna Shinery Lieut Col March - in all General Putnam
Mr Charles Frost enlisted into the same company I should think Mr Frost was born by right years old - I enlisted for eight months - we marched to Cambridge - I enlisted in Hahnaut - Mr Charles Frost enlisted very near me in Cambridge
I was in the battle right over there - I have no doubt that Mr Charles Frost served eight months - I have no doubt that Mr Frost was discharged with the rest of the company we were discharged at the end of the eight months I think that we were discharged the last of January or the first of February 1876 I have been acquainted with Mr Charles Frost twenty years - I have lived within seven miles of Mr Frost since he was born he now lives in West Brook (formerly Hahnaut) Mr Frost has always lived in the territory that was form- erly called Hahnaut
John Webb
Cumberland Feb September 2nd 1838
Personally appeared the above named John Webb and made oath that the statements contained in the above deposition by him signed are true
Before me Cyrus Cummings justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that John Webb is a credible witness
Cyrus Cummings

Maine District
District Clerk's Office Sept. 12. 1833
In testimony that Cyrus Cummings is a Magistrate as within and that the signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine I have hereunto set my hand & seal of Office the day and year last above written
John Nufsey Clerk D.C. Maine

James Brackett Deposition

I the Subscriber James Brackett am eighty one years old last April I enlisted into the Service of the State of Massachusetts in the Month of April one thousand seven hundred and twenty five under Capt John Brackett Lieutenant James Johnson Ensign Jesse Partridge - Col Edmund Phinney - Lieut. Col March -  Brigadier General Heath Major General Putnam -
Mr Charles Frost enlisted into the same Company I think he enlisted at the time the Company was first formed I should think that Mr Charles Frost was Twenty nine years of age -
I enlisted for eight months - I have no doubt that Mr Frost enlisted for the same time - I enlisted in the Town of Halmouth - I have no doubt that Mr Frost enlisted in the same town and within a few days of the same time the Company marched to Cambridge
Mr Frost marched with us - I was in the Service over ten Months - I have no doubt that Mr Frost served eight Months - I was discharged on Monday and arrived home on the Sabbath the last day of January 1776 - I have been acquainted with Mr Charles Frost Twenty years, I have lived within four miles of Mr Charles Frost ever since our Birth - Mr Charles Frost was born and has always lived in the Territory that was called Halmouth - He now lives in that part taken from Halmouth - Now West brook
James Brackett
Cumberland 2d September 2 nd 1833
Personally appeared the above named James Brackett and made oath that the statements contained in the above deposition by him signed are true
Before me Cyrus Cummings Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the said James Brackett is a credible witness Cyrus Cummings

Maine District
District Clerk's Office Sept. 12. 1833
In testimony that Cyrus Cummings is a Magistrate as within and that the signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine I have hereto set my hand & seal of Office the day & year last above written
John Nufsey Clerk S.D. Maine